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Engine Knock Characteristics at the Audible Level
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The effects of combustion chamber and intake valve deposit build-up on the knocking characteristics of a spark ignition engine were studied. A Chrysler 2.2 liter engine was run continuously for 180 hours to build up intake valve and combustion chamber deposits. In the tests reported here, the gasoline used contained a deposit controlling fuel additive. The engines's octane requirement increased by 10 research octane numbers during this extended engine operating period. At approximately 24 hour intervals during these tests, the engine was audibly knock rated to determine its octane requirement. Cylinder pressure data was collected during knocking conditions to investigate the knocking characteristics of each cylinder, and deposit build-up effects on those statistics. Cylinder-to-cylinder variations in knock statistics were studied. Analysis of the data indicated that some 20 to 40 percent of cycles knock before the knock is audibly detected. During non-knocking conditions, even when the engine ran on fuel 5 to 10 RON above its octane requirement, up to 10 percent of the overall engine cycles knocked. Compression ratio differences between cylinders did not correlate well with the differences in knock characteristics between them.
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Valtadoros, T., Wong, V., and Heywood, J., "Engine Knock Characteristics at the Audible Level," SAE Technical Paper 910567, 1991, https://doi.org/10.4271/910567.Also In
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